Price (Item Level): 1,500 gp (5th)
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 3rd
Aura: Faint; (DC 16) transmutation
Activation: 1 minute or 1 standard action; see text
Weight: 1 lb.
This small book is bound in hammered silver and engraved with the continents of the world.
A tome of worldly memory allows you to call upon the secret memories of the world to aid you in unlocking forgotten knowledge. By studying the book for 1 minute, you gain a +5 competence bonus on a single Knowledge check. The tome functions three times per day.
If you have at least 5 ranks in the Knowledge skill in question, you need only peruse the book as a standard action to gain its benefit.
Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, fox’s cunning.
Cost to Create: 750 gp, 60 XP, 2 days.
Source: Magic Item Compendium, page 190.